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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD OF HEALTH - 11/13/1974 - BOARD OF HEALTH ELK GROVE VILLAGE BOARD'OF HEALTH MEETING November 13, 1974 The regular meeting of the Board of Health of Elk Grove Village was held on Wednesday, November 13, 1974 at the Village Municipal Building. The meeting was called to order by Mrs . Donna Farley, Chairperson, at 8:'00 P.M. in the Multi -Purpose Room. PRESENT ABSENT Donna Farley, Chp. Alan Antonik Patricia Bourke. Dr. Ronald Schmutzer Charles Brock Dr. Harold Labinsky _ GUEST Patricia McHale Suzanne Stidger Patrolman Don Jones STAFF Nancy Yiannias Barbara Watson Animal Control Program 'Patrolman Don Jones of the Elk Grove Village Police Department was - invited to- speak on the animal control program. Presently, animal control is under the Service Division of the Police Department.. Sergeant Brandt is head of the Division. The animal control program is carried out by the twelve community Service Officers ; this is only part of their many duties . They have on-the-job training in handling animals , etc. Animals (roaming)' picked up by CSO's are kept in outside kennels for five days . If their owners are not found, . they are disposed of by the Bensenville Animal Hospital. (cremat'ion for $10.00 charge) Several efforts are made to find the owners . If they were kept for a longer 'period of time the .cage,facilities would become overcrowded. In the case of animal bites , the police take a report from the victim and .the owner. If the bite is on the face or head, the animal is impounded. An informal relationship with Dr. Kelly (Veterinarian) has been established; he -impounds animals at the request of the Police Department. If the bite is on other than the face or head, the owner may choose to keep the animal at home and take it to a vet for periodic checks during the ten day observation period. A training program for animal handlers will begin in the near future; it will be sponsored -y Cook County Rabies Control . The Police Department also works with Cook .County Rabies Control . New dog and cat ordinances have been submitted to the Village Attorney for coding.. Animal Control Program (continued) The Heal-;h Board inquired about the number of complaints , impoundments , etc. , by animals in the Village. According to Patrolman Jones , the average monthly figures for last year were: 120 animal complaints; 77 animals impounded; and six to eight animals distroyed. More recent figures may be obtained from the Police Department . The Health Board suggested a letter be written to Cook County Rabies Control supporting the training program for animal handlers . Membership Sue Stidger has been officially appointed as a member of the Board of Health. It was moved that a letter be written to Dr. Ronald Schmutzer asking him if .he wishes to remain on the Health Board. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously. The decision on adding another member to the Board would be held for the next meeting pending Dr. Schmutzer's reply. Budget This year's proposed and approved budgets for the Board of Health were given to Board members for comparison and filing. Meeting Time It was decided, for the time being, to retain the Board of Health meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 P.M. even though it is in conflict with the Housing Commission's meeting. Health Coordinator's Report ' The next community blood drive will be held on January 18, 1975. - Nanci Vanderweel is initiating an industrial blood program in the Industrial Park. This will benefit the community program as well as individual companies. The new Sanitary Code will be complete in March of 1975. Hopefully this will be adopted as an or 'inance by the Village. All health related ordinances have been extracted from the Code book for further study. Ordinances from surrounding communities have been gathered for study and-comparison. Agencies visited by the Health- Coordinator are: Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, North Suburban Blood Center, Comprehensive Health Planning, Region 2A Illinois Department of Public Health, and Cook County Department of Public Health. The purpose of the visits was to acquaint the agencies of the existence of a Health Coordinator and begin to establish a liaison between Elk Grove Village and these agencies . 2 - Board of Health 11/13/74 Sanitarian The Food Handlers. Program will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 1974 from 7:00 - 8:30 P.M. This year's program will be focused at vendors of vending machines. Mr. Dave Hartley, National Sanitarian of the National Automatic Machines Association, will be the featured speaker. To date response seems to be overwhelming. Health Board Orientation A portion of each Board meeting will be devoted to orientation of the Board. Because of .the Assistant Village Manager's illness , this will be waived for this meeting. The December. meeting will include an orientati.on to the Board's rel-ationship to the Village governmental structure as well as the legal structure of ordinances. In January and the succeeding months, the orientation will be the Board's relationships with the community, Building Department, Police Department, mental health, etc. Ordinance Revision All health related ordinances have been extracted from the Municipal Code Book for review. This will be an ongoing .project of the Health Coordinator and the Board. Interview Survey The Board was asked to think about possible questions to be included in the proposed personal health survey., while the. Coordinat_or was to find available consultative services for the survey.. This will be discussed at the next meeting. Cook County Department of Publie Health Attached to the agenda were health services available through the CCDPH. These services are limited and often geographically .inconvenient to residents of Elk Grove. Morbidity nursing services for Elk Grove Village included thirty new admissions in a one year Period. The Coordinator will promote CCDPH's. services through mass media to let Village residents know thev are available. It was suggested that Dr. -John Hall , Health Officer and Director of the CCDPH, should be asked if he would consider serving as medical advisor to the Health Board. The Board unanimously felt this was an excellent idea. They also thought Dr. Hall 's input in an emergency public health plan would be of great value. Sub Committees Chairperson Donna Farley appointed Charlie Brock to serve on a one man committee to help the- Coordinator review and revise present 3 - Board of Health 11/13/74 ordinances . Progress will be reported at the next meeting. Donna Farley also appointed Pat Bourke and Pat McHale to the Board of Health Planning Committee. Specific duties are outlined on the handout attached to. the agenda. The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 P.M. Respectfully submitted, 2J Nancy Yiannia, Recorder Health Services Coordinator NY:ms c: Village President, Board of Trustees , Village Manager, Assistant Village Manager, Administrative Assistant, Village Clerk, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Building Commissioner, Village Engineer, -Village Sanitarian, Chairperson and Members of Board of Health, Health Services Coordinator. - 4 - Board of Health 11/13/74